The various subclades / subgroups / lineages of R1b are the most common lineages in Western Europe. You will need the 67-marker test as the minimum. RPaine -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Ryan via Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 2:05 PM To: genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DNA] Y-DNA test - which one? Since I am female, I only received my maternal haplogroup (H7) from 23andMe. However, in looking at the paternal haplogroups of my 486 relatives who have one, 271 have a paternal haplogroup starting with R1b1b2. My father's grandfather is from Ireland. Is it likely that my father (deceased) had this haplogroup? Thanks, Barb Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 17:47:30 +0000 From: "McDonald, J Douglas" <jdmcdona@illinois.edu> Subject: Re: [DNA] Y-DNA test - which one? 23andme does not do "predicted" haplogroups. They only do SNP tests, so unless there is a mistake what they say is for sure. Of course, their assignment is rather coarse. Doug McDonald -----Original Message----- From: genealogy-dna-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:genealogy-dna-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mary E Hall via Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 9:08 AM To: Barbara Ryan; genealogy-dna Subject: Re: [DNA] Y-DNA test - which one? Barb- What was your father's predicted haplogroup at 23andMe? That will provide a good indication of how many markers he would need to test at FamilyTree DNA in order to (hope to) find meaningful information on the paternal line. Mary Mary E Hall Santa Barbara, CA On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 5:39 AM, Barbara Ryan via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com > wrote: > I have taken the autosomal test at 23andMe but am interested in > pursuing my father's line (surname) so would like to purchase a Y-DNA > test kit for my brother to use. > > > > Which company's test is best, or is FTDNA the only one that offers it? > > Is the 37 markers test sufficient? Are additional markers cost effective? > > Are the current holiday discounts substantial, or does FT typically > offer discounts throughout the year? > > > > Thanks! > Barb R. > > ********************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message